DAT/MCAT
This organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" due to its role in producing ATP.
What is the mitochondrion?
This French scientist is renowned for developing the germ theory of disease and pioneering the process of pasteurization.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This organelle is responsible for synthesizing proteins using mRNA as a template.
What are ribosomes?
This is the name of the region on an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction.
What is the active site?
This whip-like structure enables bacterial movement and is commonly found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms.
What is a flagellum?
This type of bond occurs when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, typically between a metal and a non-metal.
What is an ionic bond?
This British surgeon is considered the father of antiseptic surgery for introducing the use of carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and clean wounds.
Who is Joseph Lister?
This type of RNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it is used to assemble proteins.
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)?
This process, also known as the Krebs cycle, occurs in the mitochondria and is a key part of cellular respiration.
What is the citric acid cycle?
This microorganism is responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis.
What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
This type of reaction involves the removal of a water molecule to form a new bond, often seen in the formation of esters.
What is a dehydration synthesis reaction?
This scientist first used the term "cell" in 1665 after observing cork through a microscope.
Who is Robert Hooke?
This process describes the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
What is osmosis?
These molecules are the building blocks of proteins, consisting of an amino group, carboxyl group, and a side chain.
What are amino acids?
This type of white blood cell plays a major role in engulfing and destroying bacteria during an immune response.
What is a macrophage?
If the probability of event A happening is 0.4 and the probability of event B happening is 0.5, what is the probability of both A and B happening, assuming they are independent events?
What is 0.2 (0.4 × 0.5)?
Meharry Medical College played a significant role in producing this percentage of African American physicians and dentists in the U.S. during its early years.
What is nearly 50%?
These enzymes are responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix during DNA replication.
What are helicases?
This purine base pairs with thymine in DNA through two hydrogen bonds.
What is adenine?
This process involves the direct transfer of genetic material between two bacterial cells through a pilus.
What is conjugation?
This structure in the human body is responsible for filtering blood to produce urine.
What is the kidney?
This Meharry brother was inspired to help African Americans after receiving help from a formerly enslaved family, an experience that shaped the founding of Meharry Medical College.
Who is Samuel Meharry?
This cellular process, often referred to as "programmed cell death," plays a critical role in development and preventing cancer.
What is apoptosis?
This lipid molecule serves as a precursor for steroid hormones and is an essential component of cell membranes.
What is cholesterol?
This term describes bacteria that thrive in environments with high salt concentrations, such as Halobacterium species.
What are halophiles?